Unheard-of + The Gowanus Dredgers Present: System Architecture

System Architecture: Quiñones and Van Zandt Lane

Date: August 2nd, 2025, 8PM Music, 7:30PM Boat Launch

Location: Anable Basin (4521 5th St, Long Island City, NY 11101) near LIC Culture Lab, Queens

System Architecture features the premiere of Eyecandy, a multimedia song-cycle by Christian Quiñones for chamber ensemble and virtual singer (Vocaloid Synthesizer), exploring themes of virtual excess, internet fatigue, and digital humor, drawing from personal experiences with mental health and the online world. Christian Quiñones is a Puerto Rican composer who explores personal and vulnerable stories through the lens of cultural identity. From sampling to auto-tune, interactive multimedia, Christian is interested in interacting with existing music to create intertextual narratives.

We also feature a premiere by Peter Van Zandt Lane for ensemble, electronics, and video triangulating ecological changes and sea level rise. This event takes place at Anable Basin in collaboration with Long Island City Community Boathouse and the Dredgers.

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This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Unheard-of’s performances are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Weather may postpone event.

WHAT IS THE CULTURAL ECOLOGIES SERIES?

Unheard-of Ensemble, in collaboration with the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, launches its newest performance series, Cultural Ecologies, an immersive set of multimedia concerts utilizing Brooklyn’s own Gowanus Canal as our stage. This four-show series features world premieres and cutting edge pieces by artists exploring stories of climate change, technology’s impact on our mental health, racial violence, and feminism presented in a setting that brings people closer together in an open and adventurous way.

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